The World is Saved

Every gamer knows this feeling. And Superman.

Nexus Proves a Great Time Waster

It's just an ad for Nexus on your smart phones but it also proves to be an excellent way to waste time on the internet. I highly suggest you click the picture and start your own journey. Playing Nexus Contraptions definitely made me think back to the days in elementary school when every kid was playing Oregon trail and I was playing The Incredible Machine. Who would ever have thought it could be so fun to help a ball make it from one side of the screen to the other?

Desktop of the Week

New section to the blog, folks. Every weekend I tend to get lazy with the posts so I figure I will do one update every Saturday to count for the whole weekend. I love looking through great photography and it makes sense to start with something cool like rock climbing. This is a picture taken by National Geographic of a climber at Yosemite Falls. I've never seen so many carabiners on one harness before. The excerpt is this:

Kate Rutherford can't hear a thing while climbing so close to the roar of Yosemite Falls. She can't find much to hang on to either. The water polishes the rock "like glass." Wearing tape on her hands, she has to repeatedly jam them into fissures for the ascent. Spectacular scenery makes up for the discomfort. The climbing route is called Freestone, Rutherford says, because "it's a peach of a route."

Someday, I hope to be this great. Click the picture for the full size. It demands a larger view. Especially since the formatting is a little off.

Erock Rocks Out

Seriously, the Harry Potter has to stop. But I cannot guarantee that it will. Erock is known for taking any well known theme song and turning it into beautiful metal glory. His latest is probably the best one yet. Here is the Harry Potter theme done by electric guitar.

Nostalgia is Good for Everyone

I don't think anyone can say they don't like Pixar and really mean it. Well, unless it's Cars but that's beside the point. Here's a cute video of the films of Pixar and wow, they have made one huge success after another. I love that it starts off with music from The Incredibles too. Definitely my favorite. Maybe it's because I grew up with them but this seriously is the coolest production company out there. I mean, those brilliant minds brought us the Toy Story franchise!

Plus, I'm pretty sure they are the only company to have EVERY film be a hit. This most likely comes from the fact that they devote three years of their life to each one. Today, I give thanks to John Lasseter and the beautiful company he has created. Also, if you want to see what they really went through to make it big, I suggest watching The Pixar Story on Netflix instant play. Quite a neat-o documentary if you ask me.

Spotify is the Future

Over the past few weeks, news has been spreading about a new music site called Spotify.com. It's been around for a while but only recently has it become available to the United States. What makes it so cool? I had to look into this and now that I finally got my invite I can say that this program is the future. Spotify essentially gives you access to every song and album out there on request and allows you to access it from anywhere. Currently, the free version only lets you access new music through your computer but with premium comes the mobile option as well as other cool features.

Think of something that's a mix of Pandora, Grooveshark, and Itunes all rolled into one and completely free. I've only had this thing for a day and I'm already addicted. With the ability to transfer my own music in addition to getting more music I can't really think of a reason to keep things like Itunes on my laptop. Granted, Spotify doesn't let you actually save new music and acts more like a streaming network. Yet, even with this fact I still can't figure out how Spotify is legal. I can still make playlists and have access to much more songs than with Grooveshark, my now ex-favorite station. The only thing that doesn't seem to be available is the radio option (like with Pandora) that creates a station out of a certain genre or artist. Or, at least, there isn't one worth remembering. Only if a very well known artist is searched will an option appear and even then, the choices of broadening the station are limited. Other than the radio difficulties I see no reason why Spotify shouldn't become the next big thing for the internet. Here's hoping Apple doesn't sue.

Billy Zane was in Back to the Future?!

Turns out Billy Zane (known from Titanic, The Phantom, Zoolander, and for just being a really cool guy) played one of Biff's goon's in Back to the Future. Who knew right? Don't believe me? Then who is that incredibly familiar looking guy on the far left? I now feel compelled to watch the second film to see if he makes another appearance.